Your doctor may suggest you get an electrocardiogram, known as EKG or ECG, to check for signs of heart disease. Learn more in our comprehensive guide.

It's a simple test that more and more teen athletes are getting, to pick up heart problems. So should the test be required before play? We asked an expert to help parents sort it out.

Minor changes in the results of an EKG translate into a 35% increased risk of heart events, such as heart attacks, hospitalisations for chest pain or the need for heart surgery, in people over 70, ...